Akiyoshidai International Art Village in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture is calling for applications for a 70-day residency to be held from January to March of 2011.
Located next to a limestone-studded national park that is home to Japan’s largest cave, the Art Village was founded in 1998 as a multidisciplinary space with facilities for both visual and performance art, including music, dance and theater. But don’t let that fool you—they’ll actually accept applications from practitioners working in every field from fashion to architecture to literature to music composition.
The only real requirement is that you must be a “young or emerging” artist (under 40) and able to communicate in English. Two artists of any nationality living outside Japan will be selected, along with one Japanese artist living either in Japan or abroad. They’ll pay for your flight and insurance, plus cover production costs of up to around 230,000 yen, and throw in daily stipend of 2,800 yen. Not heaps, but there’s probably nowhere to spend your money out there anyway, so never mind.
Get more info and all the forms here and get your applications in by July 31.
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